Dashes for abrupt breaks
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence uses a dash correctly to emphasize a shift in tone?
My sister is coming to visit soon - not soon enough!
My sister is coming - to visit soon not soon enough!
My sister is coming to visit - soon not soon enough!
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CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The sentence below requires two dashes. Determine where the dashes should be placed?
Joe and his trusty mutt was always welcome.
after and, after mutt
after Joe, after mutt
after mutt, after was
after mutt, after always
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CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Make any necessary corrections to each sentence, adding a dash, and ellipsis, or both, as needed in the following sentence: "He should have been here by now the play started ten minutes ago"
He should have been here by now - the play started ten minutes ago.
He should have been here by now the . . .play started ten minutes ago.
He should have been here by now the play started ten minutes ago.
He should have been here by now, the play started ten minutes ago.
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CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How should the below sentence be punctuated?
Harvard one of the most selective schools in the nation is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Harvard—one of the most selective schools in the nation is located—in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Harvard one of the most selective schools in the nation is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Harvard—one of the most selective schools in the nation—is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Harvard, one of the most selective schools in the nation—is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A dash functions the same way as a period or semicolon.
True
False
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CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
6.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Rewrite the sentence to include dashes where needed.
It's time to wait, don't step there.
(a)
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CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Should an em dash or en dash be used in the following sentence?: The Cardinals won 3-2.
Em Dash
En Dash
El Dash
Yes
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CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
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